LAKEWOOD — An armed woman who held officers at bay for several hours Thursday is suspected of robbing banks with her husband, police said.

The 24-year-old woman pointed a gun at police, then fled into an RV as the officers fired at her. SWAT teams surrounded the recreational vehicle, and a negotiator was called.

The woman, bleeding from her left shoulder, surrendered just after 1 p.m.

The woman was not hit directly with police gunfire, said Steve Davis, a Lakewood police spokesman, but probably with shattering glass.

The incident started about 9 a.m. when patrol officers spotted an RV parked in an abandoned gas-station parking lot near Kipling Street and West 20th Avenue, Davis said.

The RV had a car hitched to the back of it, and the officers believed it matched the description of a car used in several recent metro-area bank robberies.

The Lakewood patrol car parked nearby, and an officer radioed information to dispatch, Davis said. Officers were told to wait for backup. While they were waiting, a man got out of the RV and tussled with police, Davis said.

The 27-year-old man was subdued and taken into custody.

One officer was treated for minor injuries resulting from the struggle.

Then a woman in the RV who police say is the man’s wife pointed a handgun at police, and officers fired shots at her.

“The officers fired their guns at the female, who retreated into the RV,” Davis said. “She was very distraught, and it took a long time to get her to come out.”

Police negotiators were able to reach the woman by telephone, Davis said.

Three schools in Jefferson County were put on lockdown about 10:30 a.m. as a precaution, and Lakewood police sealed off several blocks around the scene.

After the woman’s surrender, an ambulance took her to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Davis said the husband-and-wife team, who were not named, are suspects in at least three recent metro-area bank robberies.

Kieran Nicholson covers breaking news for The Denver Post. He started at the Post in 1986, at the old building on 15th and California streets. Nicholson has covered a variety of beats including suburbs, courts, crime and general assignment.

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